{"id":6064,"date":"2026-04-08T22:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/cease-fire-the-day-after-pray-for-general-caine\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:36:44","slug":"cease-fire-the-day-after-pray-for-general-caine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/cease-fire-the-day-after-pray-for-general-caine\/","title":{"rendered":"Cease Fire. The Day After. Pray for General Caine."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Mandatory Draft Registration Coming in December.\u00a0 Republicans Keep Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s Seat in Georgia. Putin\u2019s Onslaught Continues. Shelly Kittleson Freed. Cormac Ryan\u2019s Amazing Homecoming.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>From the heart of Times Square, host Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the &#8220;fast and furious&#8221; aftermath of a week that nearly pushed the world into total catastrophe. While the immediate threat of a massive military strike has receded, the true cost of Donald Trump\u2019s negotiation is just beginning to surface. We\u2019re diving into the &#8220;joint venture&#8221; with the Iranian regime, the strategic abandonment of the Strait of Hormuz, and why our enemies in Moscow and Pyongyang are the ones actually celebrating this &#8220;victory&#8221;. This isn&#8217;t just about foreign policy; it\u2019s a tactical debrief on the forever war mentality and the moral crossroads facing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Dan Caine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Beyond the headlines, we\u2019re drilling down into the stories the mainstream media missed\u2014like the new mandatory military draft registration taking effect this December and the continued Russian drone onslaught against Ukrainian civilians. But it\u2019s not all heavy news. In the spirit of &#8220;looking for the helpers,&#8221; we celebrate the release of kidnapped journalist Shelly Kittleson and the inspiring NBA debut of New York\u2019s own Cormac Ryan. It\u2019s a raw, independent look at a country divided by politics but united by a need for the truth. Stay Vigilant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-WATCH <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DSGuPTKqLk8\"><span>full video of this episode here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Join <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/no-more-forever-wars\/\"><span>IVA and stand up to Trump\u2019s Forever Wars<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about Paul\u2019s work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><span>Independent Veterans of America<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/americanveteransforukraine.org\/\"><span>American Veterans for Ukraine here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Remember <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/do8wjRtDZJ4?feature=share\"><span>Independent is an Attitude<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theheadstrongproject.org\/\"><span> The Headstrong Project <\/span><\/a><span>for Veterans, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taps.org\/\"><span>Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)<\/span><\/a><span>, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/health-care\/health-needs-conditions\/mental-health\/\"><span>Department of Veterans Affairs resources in your area<\/span><\/a><span>. 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This isn&#8217;t just about foreign policy; it\u2019s a tactical debrief on the forever war mentality and the moral crossroads facing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Dan Caine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep488.jpg",1400,1400,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep488.jpg",1400,1400,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep488.jpg",1400,1400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep488-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep488-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep488-1024x1024.jpg",750,750,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep488.jpg",1400,1400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep488.jpg",1400,1400,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep488.jpg",1400,1400,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"From the heart of Times Square, host Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the \"fast and furious\" aftermath of a week that nearly pushed the world into total catastrophe. 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